Winter Prep - What have you done?

[bobby_the_one]

This is the first winter il be spening with my ph quick. not too sure what i can do to maintain the engine / body work through the winter months!

What have you done? Suggestions?

 

[mattih5]

Good question, I would be interested to hear everyones comments, it is my first year with the 172.

I'm having two new front tyres on Saturday but apart from that what else can be done?

 

[Pep]

Warm jumper, hazard triangle and an AA membership?
Also, an alternative method of getting to work when it doesn't start!

 

[Graham Gooch]

^ pmsl!

 

[Sy]

Same as I did last year.....................I have bought another can of
de-icer. Not that it gets left outside ever.

 

[Lagerlout]

It's a Clio. Not a vintage classic lol. Although it'll get a regular spray off when the roads get really salty and shitty.

 

[edde]

Best offo jacking the car up clenaing the underbody and undersealing it when its clean also remove the fornt and rear bumbers and wings and clean the areas and again seal them.

I just sort of lost control and covered the car in mud instead this year might try wash it some time but that about it might check the underseal as well.

 

[makavelli]

not done much yet but today i had all the wheels off, gave the arches a scrub and dressing then cleaned the wheels inside and out before polishing and waxing them.

gave the exhaust a clean and polish underneath.

the inside has already had an over haul and the engine bay has been cleaned so just need to sort out the paintwork, that will be a full pcing in the next few weeks

opting for menzerna intensive polish and final finish followed by dodo juice lime prime and a few coats of collinite 476s (awesome durable winter wax)

will give all the rubber door shuts a bit of eisnett gumni pfledge to protect against frost as well

oh yea and most importantly i had new discs, lines, pads and fluid fitted last week and did a full engine coolant change

andy

 

[mattjk]

Your all forgetting an oil change would be beneficial!! if you run thicker stuff for summer you should be thinking about changed to a cooler grade

 

[edde]

Your all forgetting an oil change would be beneficial!! if you run thicker stuff for summer you should be thinking about changed to a cooler grade

Bit excessive but oil chnages should be done very 6k/6 months anywa.

Stock 10-40 is fine down to -20 degrees in the F4R engine 5-40 which many people use is ok down to -25 but realy is it ever going to get to -20 ie ever be an issue? Its not like we live is a massively pour climate.

 

[Gaz_]

4 new PE2's and 182 cup-pack alloys back on to save my turinis lol

 

[Dash]

I put new wiper blades all round, and bought some de-icer to squirt in the plenham.

 

[cat171]

I've done the new wiper blades bit


I'm waiting for all of the 'winter wheels' threads from people I could understand if people were running on chrome 22's or something, but standard alloys (or ones which didn't cost a lot) :nono:

 

[Maz]

I have new blades too, not done anything else, not had time.

 

[Rich]

Stuck it in the garage plugged into the trickle charger!

 

[JR]

Stuck it in the garage plugged into the trickle charger!

trickle charger ?

 

[Nigel]

Mine hasn't been cleaned since FCS. No winter prep for me then. Lol.

 

[Alan]

PC'd, sealed etc a week past on friday, wearing a coat of ONYX, all fluids checked and topped up, tyres have only done 3.5k so no probs there tho will prob live in the garage for the rest of the month...

 

[Rich]

Stuck it in the garage plugged into the trickle charger!

trickle charger ?

Yeap - don't want a flat battery this winter.

 

[JR]

trickle charger ?

Yeap - don't want a flat battery this winter.

Ahh had a feel it was something related to that.

 

[mattjk]

Your all forgetting an oil change would be beneficial!! if you run thicker stuff for summer you should be thinking about changed to a cooler grade

Bit excessive but oil chnages should be done very 6k/6 months anywa.

Stock 10-40 is fine down to -20 degrees in the F4R engine 5-40 which many people use is ok down to -25 but realy is it ever going to get to -20 ie ever be an issue? Its not like we live is a massively pour climate.

yeah your right - i like to change mine like you say every six months or so so the beggining of the winter is a good time no? some older cars run thicker mineral grade oil so would probs benefit but with the 5-40 youd be fine

 

[makavelli]

Yeap - don't want a flat battery this winter.

Ahh had a feel it was something related to that.

its only necessary to buy one if you only do 4 miles a year :rasp:

my dads car lives in the garage with one on most of the year around lol

 

[Rich]

Ahh had a feel it was something related to that.

its only necessary to buy one if you only do 4 miles a year :rasp:

my dads car lives in the garage with one on most of the year around lol

Knowsit.

 

[SBV116]

Well, today it started, wheels off, turinis have been washed inside, degreased and jetwashed in every wheel arch and as far underneath as i can get! proper wash on saturday, then gt_gaz has some winter wax shizzle for it, then into the shed in the dry, under some nice new egyptian cotton bedsheets for a while!!!!

 

[Neil G]

I just do the usual...keep tyres properly inflated, fluids topped up and clean as much s**t from the arches as I can on a fairly regular basis to stop any rusting

 

[Diesel_Power]

Increase cabin temperature.

 

[LegoHead]

This is the first winter il be spening with my ph quick. not too sure what i can do to maintain the engine / body work through the winter months!

What have you done? Suggestions?

Given it to K-tec until next year.

 

[bobby_the_one]

i right im doing the new tyre thing in Jan. wiper blades are done! might do an oil cange myself, not sure if it would do anything though, going to check my coolant too just to be safe!

 

[bobby_the_one]

p.s. anyone bother with engine flush when doin a oil change have never bothered as yet!?

 

[AstoN]

Increase cabin temperature.

lol i likes it. Sterling plan there.

Remember guys, if the car is to sit for a while unused, jack it up and put it on axle stands to save the tyres.

 

[DrR]

I took mine to Wales Rally gb and got it completly covered in s**t

 

[izard-industries]

in my car i need a wolly hat, a scarf, a a body warmer!! Blower fan has packed up!!

 

[madcowz]

I always clean my windscreen and windows inside and out, as with the lower sun, any crud shows up more and makes driving harder.

/Mad

 

[edde]

in my car i need a wolly hat, a scarf, a a body warmer!! Blower fan has packed up!!

It will be the resister pack most likly.

 

[Peperami]

It's a Clio. Not a vintage classic lol. Although it'll get a regular spray off when the roads get really salty and s**tty.

Im not gonna wash mine until end of january, see how dirty i can make it :evil:

 

[theathea]

Rich, you wanna be ready for when it snows..keep the trickle charger on just in case

 

[clio_rob]

scrapping the car next week:clap: